Chemicals & their Common Chemical Names

Acid of sugar —oxalic acid
ackey —nitric acid
alum —aluminum potassium sulfate
alumina —aluminum oxide
antichlor —sodium thiosulfate
antifreeze —ethylene glycol

aqua fortis —nitric acid
aqua regia —nitrohydrochloric acid
arsenic glass —arsenic trioxide
azurite —mineral form of basic copper carbonate

Idioms and Phrases for important for Govt job exams

1. Like a fish out of water: In a strange situation

2. Smell a rat: Suspect something foul

3. Read between the lines: Understand the hidden meaning
4. Tooth and Nail: With all of one’s power

5. Spread like wild fire: Spread quickly

6. Hit the nail on the head: Do or say the exact thing